Colony and protectorate · 1896–1960
Wetin an mek: kɔntri klɔt we dɛn spin ɛn wiv, gara day, baskit, pɔt, kav ɛn blaksmit wok.
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Hammock of bast cloth with light brown stripes Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Hammock
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Hammock with yellow stripes and tassels Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Hammock
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Hammock of bast cord Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Hammock
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Hammock with dark red and yellow stripes Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Hammock
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Dark hammock with small tassels Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Hammock
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Bast fibre for mat-making Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Bast, materialprov, bast [for producing carpet]
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Split cane for plaiting mats Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Plain material, material [for carpets]
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Plaited strip, perhaps for mats, Mende Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Plain material, material [for carpets]
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Weaver's reed of wood Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Weavers reed
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Wiv-mashin tred frem, Mɛnde, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Weaving, shed
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Wiv-mashin tred frem, nyu wan, Mɛnde, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Weaving, shed
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Wiv-mashin tred frem, Mɛnde, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Weaving, shed
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Spindul wit kɔtin, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Ten
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Bellow bellow Collected 1930–31
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Kissi stool with a foot carved as a woman Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Stool
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Knife with a carved blade Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Knife
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Plaited belt Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Belt
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Wooden sandal on raised heels Collected 1930–31
Wan sandal we dɛn kav frɔm wan pis wud ɛn we tinap pan il (di katalɔg kɔnt fo), wit rop bitwin di fut finga dɛn. We i ay so, di fut nɔ de go insay pɔtopɔto ɛn wata. Dɛn nɔ rayt udat bin de wɛr am ɔ usay. Gustaf Bolinder, wan Swidish ɛtnɔgrafa, bin gɛda am na 1930–31. If yu no dis kayn sandal, tɛl wi.
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Wooden sandal on raised heels (the other of the pair) Collected 1930–31
The pair to the sandal above: carved from wood and raised on heels to keep the foot out of mud and water. Collected by the Swedish ethnographer Gustaf Bolinder on his 1930–31 journey through Sierra Leone.
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Ed kɔm wit fayv tit, we dɛn kav frɔm wan pis wud, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Comb
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Ed kɔm wit siks tit ɛn chen we dɛn kav, Vai, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Comb
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Loom Collected 1930–31
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Weaver's reed with a carved long-necked head, inscribed MUSSA Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Loom tool
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Wiv-mashin fut-pedal, Vai, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Loom tool
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Wiv-mashin fut-pedal, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Loom tool
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Loom part (catalogue entry lost) Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Flange
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Spinning, toy, toy [that spins] Collected 1930–31
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Toy, spinning, toy [that spins] Collected 1930–31
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Spinning top Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Leksak, snurra, toy
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Blacksmith's double bellows In the museum by 1957
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Blue bellows
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Anvil In the museum by 1957
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